Railroad-tie.



F. F. GREEN.

RAILROAD TIE. APPLlcATloN FILED o-cT |2.1914.

Patented June l5, 1915.

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Witnesses Attorneysa THE NORRIS PETERS 60,. PHOTO-LITRO.. WASHINGTON, n,C.

FURNEY F. GREEN, 0F COALGATE, OKLAHOMA.

RAILROAD-TIE.

Application led October 12, 1914.

T0 all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that l, FURNEY F. GREEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Coalgate, in the county of Coal and State of Oklahoma, haveinvented a new and useful Railroad-Tie, of which the following is aspecication.

This invention relates to metallic railway ties, and is designed moreespecially as an improvement upon the structure shown, for example, inPatent No. 1,069,779, issued to me on August 12, 1913.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a metallic tie whichis durable and eflicient in construction and has means combinedtherewith whereby rails of different sizes can be connected readilythereto.

A. further object is to provide means whereby the tie is stiffened bothlongitudinally and transversely.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.y

In said drawings :-Figure 1 is a plan view of a tie having the presentimprovements combined therewith. Fig. 2 is a plan View of one endportion of the tie with the rail brace removed. Fig. 3 is a plan view ofone end portion of the tie with the rail chair and the rail fasteningmeans removed. Fig. 4L is a section on line A-B Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is asection on line CD Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a section on line E-F Fig. l. Fig.7 is a section on line G-H Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of therail chair. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of said chair inverted. Fig. 10is a perspective view of the rail brace.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates theside members of the tie, the same being formed preferably of sheet metaland being provided adjacent their ends with outstanding bottom flanges2. The terminals of the side strips or mem- Speccation of LettersPatent.

Patented June 15, 1915. Serial No. 866,343.

bers 1 are extended inwardly toward each other as at 3 and provided withinwardly directed. flanges l. These flanges are welded or otherwisesecured to intermediate longitudinal partition strips 5, each of whichis provided, at one end, with a laterally extended portion 6 having aninwardly directed flange 7. The partition strips 5 are oppositelydisposed so that they can be assembled as shown and, when welded orotherwise secured at their ends, will form a one-piece tie body.

The outturned flanges 2 are riveted or otherwise secured to bottomplates 8 on which are formed longitudinal and transverse ribs 9 designedto engage the road bed. These ribs serve to prevent the tie fromcrefleping, either transversely or longitudina y.

Interposed Ibetween the side strips 1 and the intermediate or partitionstrips 5 are channel strips l0 riveted, welded, or otherwise secured tothe tie body and the side channel strips 10 have upstanding tongues 12.Another set of channel strips 13 is provided, these strips being locatedbetween the side strips 1 and the partition strips 5 and being spacedfrom the channel strips 10 a distance somewhat greater than the width ofthey base of a rail of maximum size. These channel strips 13 have shortupstanding tongues 14. The space between the channel strips 10 and 13 isfilled with series of channel strips 15 forming a cellular support for arail chair which is adapted to fit snugly between the tongues 12 and 14and is of the peculiar construction hereinafter described.

Channel strips 15 are welded or otherwise secured in the tie between thestrips 1 and the partition strips 5 and are spaced from the channelstrips 13 so as to form pockets 16. These pockets are adapted to receivetongues 17 depending from a rail brace 18 such as shown in detail inFig. 10, and the intermediate tongue 17 has a bolt opening 19 for thereception of a bolt 20 which is extended transversely through thosechannel strips 10, 15 and 15 located between the partition strips 5.When this bolt is in place, the rail brace 18 is held securely inposition and the same bolt 20 is also designed to engage rail fasteningplate 21, as shown particularly in Figs. 5 and 6 and has a dependuponthe base platenear its inner side. De-

pending tongues 25 are provided along the sides of the base plate 22 andare adapted to project into .the tie between the partition' strips 5 andbetween the side strips 1. De-V pending end flanges 26 are also providedto overl-lens end ensese the side ,strips .1- These roll theirs fit.snugly between the .nP- stnntlins tongues l2 and lst and are adapted t0be needs in different sizes and shapes7 to adapt ,them for use inconnection with rails of sli-ferent sir/ es .For exemple. Where thechairs are to be used in connection with rails of the nlnXnllnl width,the .distance between the flanges 23 and 24 will b e equal to the baseof the largest rail. Where the chairs ere .to be nseol with smaller,sized rails. however, the distance between the ribs 23 and 24e must bethe saine as the width of the bases of the rails Tbeloottorn .ieee .ofthe Chair bese -22 is formed with intersecting grooves Q7, these groovesbeing adapted to receive the upper edges of the channel strips 15 andpartition strips 5.

In ,order to attach a rail to the tie, the said rail is placed inposition upon the @heir so that the sides of its base flanges will fitsnugly against the flanges V23 and 9.4:. The upstand-ing flange 23isgthen bent over the enter base dense of the rsil bv Usine' n Sledge,or the like after which the upstanding tongnes 14C are bent over intoengagement with the adjacent side of the rail chair. The tongues 17 ofthe rail brace are then inserted into the pockets 1.6, the brace 18bearing against the outer side of the rail. The tongues 12 are then bentover theinner side of the rail chair after which an attaching plate 21is placed in engagement with the tie, the upper portion of the attachingplate lapping the chair, the inner flange 2li thereon, and the innerbase flange of the rail. The bolt 20, when inserted through the seriesof channel strips 15 will hold the rail brace and the fastening plate 21securely in position.

The intermediate portion of the tie can be reinforced by means ofchannel strips 28 interposed between the side strips 1 and thepartitionstrips 5 and welded or otherwise secured thereto. Any desirednumber of these channel strips can be used. It is also to be understoodthat any desired number of longitudinal or partition strips ,5. een beernployed In order that the tie may be properly sti-ffened throughoutits length, the upper edges 1. A metallic railway tie including par- YVallel side and partition strips having laterally extended flangedterminals secured together, and channeled transversely disposed stripsinterposed between and secured to the side and partition strips andconstituting connections therebetween. Y

2. A metallic railway tie including parallel side and partition stripshaving laterally extended flanged terminals secured together, andchanneled transversely disposed strips interposed between and secured tothe side and partition strips and forming a eellular chair support. y

3. A metallic railway tie including parnllel side and partition .stripshaving laterally extended flanged terminals `secured -together, andchanneled transversely disposed strips interposed between and secured tothe side. and partition strips .and Yforming a oellnlar support, and arail elisir bearing downwardly .on the support, .said .chair havingin-`tersecting grooves for the reception of the upper Aedge portions of thesaid transverse channel strips and the longitudinal parti- .tionstripsd. A metallic railway tie including parallel side and partitionstrips having laterally extended flanged terminals secured together,channeled transversely disposed strips interposed between and seonreolto the side partition strips and forming'a cellular support, a railChair bearing downwardly on the support, said ehair having intersectinggrooves for the reception of the upper edge portions of the saidtransverse channel strips andthe longitudinal parti- .tion strips, .andbenda-ble means integral with certain of the channel strips for ler 1,:,faging the chair to hold the same engage- Inent with its eellnlersupport.. i

.5. A Inetallio railway tie inelnding spaced longitudinal .side andpartition strips heving offset terminals connected together andconstituting spacing means, there being out-l standing flanges upon theside strips, spaced plates secured to said outstanding flanges, andchanneled strips interposed between said longitudinal side and partitionstrips and extending transversely of the tie, said channel stripsseenred to and constituting transverse braces for the longitudinalstrips.

6. A metallic railway tie including spaced longitudinal sidev andpartition strips having oiset terminals Connected together andoonstitntlng spacing Ineens, there being outystand'nlg flanges .upon theside strips, spaced Plates Secured to said outstanding flanges,channeled strips interposed between said lonsov gitudinal side andpartition strips and eX- tending transversely of the tie, said channelstrips secured to and constituting transverse braces for thelongitudinal strips, and longitudinally extending reinforcing flangesupon the upper and lower edges of the side strips.

7. A metallic railway tie including longitudinal side and partitionstrips having laterally extended terminal portions secured together toconstitute spacing means and to form the end walls of the tie,transversely disposed channel strips interposed between and secured tothe side and partition strips and forming a chair support, a chairbearing downwardly upon said channel strips, bendable tongues integralwith certain of the channel strips and adapted to engage the sideportions of the chair, and a bendable rail engaging ange upon the chair.

8. A metallic railway tie including longitudinally disposed side andpartition strips having laterally extended end portions secured togetherto constitute spacing means and to form the end walls of the tie, stripsinterposed between and secured to the side and partition strips andcoperating therewith to form a cellular chair support, a chair havingintersecting grooves in its bottom face for the reception of the upperedges of the cellular support, tongues depending from the chair andinterposed between the side and partition strips, and upstanding railengaging flanges upon the chair.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FURNEY F. GREEN.

Witnesses:

IVY E. SIMPSON, HELEN ZIMMERMAN.

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